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Ontario Electrical Code

Pools require very special rules. Your calbe should be buried 18" if in conduit. I would run 240 volts.It will be lower current and less line losses. This will definitely require an inspection from ESA.
Here is some info from the esa site.

The Code requires a minimum horizontal separation between the inside walls of a pool and underground low voltage (less than 750 volts) electrical conductors of 1 M (39") where the conductors are buried in an electrical conduit, or 1.5 M (5') where the conductors are buried directly in the earth.

Note- the same clearances are required for buried communication and CATV conductors.

Rule 68-056 and Table 61.

Ontario Electrical Safety Code 24th Edition/2009.

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Ontario Electrical Code

Thanks joed...

i want to run in conduit above grade. I cant dig a trench...
so my question is:

if I use 1/2 conduit, how many strands of 14guage wire can be accomodated. I dont want to run two conduits, so I need a 240v run (4 wire?) and a 120v run (3 wire)... do i need bigger conduit than 1/2 inch.

Ontario Electrical Code

I don't know of any rules that allow conduit above grade. It would definitely need to be fastened to a structure like a fence for its entire length and I am not sure that is permitted.
You definitely can not just lay it on the ground.

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